Item - 2024.GG18.39
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on December 17, 2024 without amendments.
- This item was considered by the General Government Committee on November 20, 2024 and adopted without amendment. It will be considered by City Council on December 17, 2024.
GG18.39 - Temporary Suspension of Duron Ontario Ltd.
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Wards:
- All
Caution: Preliminary decisions are shown below. Any decisions should not be considered final until the meeting is complete, and the City Clerk has confirmed the decisions for this meeting.
City Council Decision
City Council on December 17 and 18, 2024, adopted the following:
1. City Council suspend Duron Ontario Ltd.'s and any affiliated persons, as defined Toronto Municipal Code in Chapter 195, Procurement, eligibility to bid on or be awarded any City of Toronto contracts as a supplier of goods and/or services or as a subcontractor to such a supplier, including any options, renewals or extensions of existing contracts, for a period of four (4) months commencing upon the date of approval of this report.
Background Information (Committee)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2024/gg/bgrd/backgroundfile-250403.pdf
Communications (Committee)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2024/gg/comm/communicationfile-184896.pdf
GG18.39 - Temporary Suspension of Duron Ontario Ltd.
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Wards:
- All
Committee Recommendations
The General Government Committee recommend that:
1. City Council suspend Duron Ontario Ltd.'s and any affiliated persons, as defined in Chapter 195, eligibility to bid on or be awarded any City of Toronto contracts as a supplier of goods and / or services or as a subcontractor to such a supplier, including any options, renewals or extensions of existing contracts, for a period of four (4) months commencing upon the date of approval of this report.
Origin
Summary
This report recommends that City Council suspend Duron Ontario Ltd.'s ("Duron") eligibility to bid on, or be awarded, any City of Toronto contracts for a period of 4-months for contraventions of the City of Toronto’s Supplier Code of Conduct (Supplier Performance) in Chapter 195 of the Toronto Municipal Code.
Duron is currently suspended from bidding pursuant to the authority of the Chief Procurement Officer. When it received notice that the Chief Procurement Officer was considering a recommendation that a longer suspension be imposed by City Council, Duron requested additional information. In response, the Chief Procurement Officer has determined that some additional information will be provided to Duron.
A 4-month suspension is recommended to:
a. permit the Chief Purchasing Official to provide this information to Duron, consider Duron's response, and decide upon an appropriate recommendation; and,
b. preclude Duron from bidding on City contracts in the interim.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2024/gg/bgrd/backgroundfile-250403.pdf
Communications
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2024/gg/comm/communicationfile-184896.pdf
Speakers
Jonathan Frustaglio, Sutherland Law